Lot 45 · Old Masters Evening Sale
the capture of havana, cuba, august 1762: the english battery before the morro castle
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- Estimate
- £200,000–£300,000 hammer ≈ $259,531–$389,297
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Masters Evening Sale, London · 6 July 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4493340
- Record
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R.a. Dominic Serres, the capture of havana, cuba, august 1762: the english battery before the morro castle. Sotheby's, 6 Jul 2016, lot 45. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4493340.
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R.a. Dominic Serres, the capture of havana, cuba, august 1762: the english battery before the morro castle. Sotheby's, 6 Jul 2016, lot 45. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4493340.
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From the same sale Old Masters Evening Sale · Jul 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| the capture of havana, cuba, 1762: view of the morro castle and boom … | R.a. Dominic Serres | £400,000–£600,000 | |
| still life of flowers in an earthenware vase on a ledge | Peter Binoit | £250,000–£350,000 | |
| the miracle of the tomb of saint proculus | Pacino Di Buonaguido | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| An outdoor wedding dance | Marten Van Cleve The Elder | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| Shipping at anchor in the Thames Estuary, near Wapping | Samuel Scott | £400,000–£600,000 | |
| Still life with a basket of flowers and fruit | Isaak Soreau | £200,000–£300,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R.a. Dominic Serres | Two views of the Siege of Havana, 1762 | $332,573 | Sotheby's, Jul 2014 | |
| R.a. Dominic Serres | his majesty’s ships phoenix, roebuck and tartar, accompanied | Sotheby's, Jan 2017 | ||
| R.a. Dominic Serres | 'the cathedral at havana, august–september 1762': view of th | Sotheby's, Jul 2016 | ||
| Sir Anthony Van Dyck | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, May 2023 | ||
| R.a. Dominic Serres | the capture of havana, cuba, 1762: view of the morro castle | Sotheby's, Jul 2016 | ||
| Sir Anthony Van Dyck | portrait of george, baron goring (1608–1657) | Sotheby's, Dec 2017 | ||
| R.a. Dominic Serres | the flora captures the nymphe off ushant, three works, inclu | Sotheby's, Nov 2006 | ||
| R.a. Dominic Serres | the capture of havana, cuba: the taking of the town by briti | Sotheby's, Jul 2016 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.